If you are running a local business and you haven’t considered app development yet, you are probably doing your competitors a big favour!

Statistics show that 1 of 7 Google searches are mobile and 1 of 3 searches are local! This means it’s time your business grew mobile friendly and what better way to do that than through apps?

Here’s the best part, if you have a brilliant app idea, you may not even need to invest your own money. There’s a lot of VC interest in the app arena with statistics showing investment app growing every year.

We are not just saying this for the sake of it. Appsquare, itself invests in app development when we see an idea that has potential. Not just that, we also help developers get funding for their apps through our personal network of High Networth Individuals, Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors.

So, keen on developing an app for your business. Here are some facts you must keep in mind:

1)   The app should be more than a marketing tool for your business. It should give your customers something that caters to their self-interest. Your keywords should be- inform, entertain and educate!

2)   Service oriented businesses can create simpler automated versions of their service and pack it as an app.

3)   Include social sharing features to make your app more interactive and increase its viral potential.

4)   Make a game out of it! Games are among the most popular forms of apps, if you can create game and add a marketing plug to your app, you may have a winner in your hands!

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